5.1 The liferafts should be subjected to all the
relevant tests described in section 5 of resolution A.689(17), as
amended by resolution MSC.81(70), and
to the following tests in the sequence of appearance. In addition,
the manufacturer should carry out a full 30 months’ demonstration,
by field trials, to verify adequacy and involving representative types
of liferafts, onboard installations, stowage height and conditions
of different operational areas. Approvals by Administrations should
specify criteria restricting application of the approval to installation
situations no more onerous than the field trial. Approvals by Administrations
should also specify that they are based on compliance with these Guidelines.
5.2 Depending on the capacity and type of liferaft(s)
submitted for approval, the Administration should, from the relevant
range of liferafts, require:
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.1 two liferafts from a range of 6-8 person capacity;
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.2 two liferafts from a range of 9-20 person capacity;
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.3 two liferafts from a range of 21-39 person
capacity;
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.4 two liferafts from a range of 40-51 person
capacity;
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.5 two liferafts from a range of 52-109 person
capacity;
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.6 two liferafts from a range of 110-150 person
capacity;
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.7 two liferafts from a range greater than 151-person
capacity;
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.8 two davit-launched liferafts from a range of
6-24 person capacity;
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.9 two davit-launched liferafts from a range of
25-39 person capacity; and
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.10 two davit-launched liferafts from a range
greater than 39-person capacity,
to be subjected to the tests in 5.4.1 to .10 in accordance with
the test raft distribution table described in 5.3.
5.3 A test sequence should always include four
liferafts (or multiples of four liferafts) collected from the relevant
test ranges in 5.2 and the test distribution should be in accordance
with table 1footnote.
|
No.
|
Test
|
Test rafts
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
| 5.4.2
|
Vibration/shock test
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.3
|
Dated item replacement test
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.4
|
Damp heat cyclic test
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.5
|
Access to lifting hook test (D/L rafts only)
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.6
|
Drop test
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
| 5.4.7
|
Cold
inflation test
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.8
|
Pressure
test
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.9
|
Floor seam test
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
| 5.4.10
|
Detailed inspection
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|